From 4747adcb3f514ba19504f34963f1b9747b9a2c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Agner Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:57:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Drop Debian 12 from list of supported operating systems (#41936) Co-authored-by: c0ffeeca7 <38767475+c0ffeeca7@users.noreply.github.com> --- source/more-info/unsupported/os.markdown | 23 ++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/more-info/unsupported/os.markdown b/source/more-info/unsupported/os.markdown index 5c456aab624..7e63f4f4975 100644 --- a/source/more-info/unsupported/os.markdown +++ b/source/more-info/unsupported/os.markdown @@ -5,24 +5,13 @@ description: "More information on why the OS marks the installation as unsupport ## The issue -There are only two supported operating systems to run the Supervisor on: - -- Home Assistant OS -- Debian 12 (Bookworm) - -These operating systems are actively tested and maintained, for use with the Supervisor. +The Home Assistant Supervisor is only supported on Home Assistant OS. ## The solution -You need to reinstall the host machine running the Supervisor on one of the supported -operating systems. +You need to reinstall the host machine running the Supervisor using Home Assistant OS. -The best approach here is to take a full backup of your current installation -from the Supervisor panel, then reinstall your host with one of the supported -operating systems. - -If the host is a virtual machine or a supported board, you can use our [appliance images](/hassio/installation/). - -If not, you can get [Debian from here](https://www.debian.org/) and use our [convenience installation script](https://github.com/home-assistant/supervised-installer). Make sure you make it compliant with [ADR-0014](https://github.com/home-assistant/architecture/blob/master/adr/0014-home-assistant-supervised.md), the convenience script will handle most of that for you. - -When the new host is set up and you can reach the Home Assistant frontend, you can upload and restore the backup you made earlier. +The best approach here is to [create a backup](/common-tasks/general/#backups) of your +current installation, then reinstall your system using Home Assistant OS. During +[Onboarding of Home Assistant](/getting-started/onboarding/), choose to **Restore from +backup**.